Bosnia indicts Bosnian-Serb woman on war-crimes charges
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 30 January 2017 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Bosnia indicts Bosnian-Serb woman on war-crimes charges, 30 January 2017, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5975a4c06.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
January 30, 2017
A Sarajevo court has indicted a Bosnian-Serb woman on charges of participating in the killings of 37 Bosniak prisoners of war in 1992.
The court indicted Visnja Acimovic, 44, on war-crimes charges and violations of the Geneva conventions on prisoners of war. Acimovic has dual Bosnian and Serbian citizenship and is believed to be living in Serbia.
According to prosecutors, the prisoners were brought from the Vlasenica prison to an area near the eastern town of Vlasenica, where Acimovic shot them dead at close range.
The bodies were found in a mass grave in 2000.
More than 100,000 people were killed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
With reporting by Reuters
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Copyright notice: Copyright (c) 2007-2009. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036
